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If you missed the October 1st webinar “Trans-Pacific Partnership” with Krista Cox, Director of Public Policy Initiatives at the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) you can now access it in our CopyTalk archive. Krista discussed what we know about this trade agreement gleaned from leaked documents. Mark your calendars! OITP’s Copyright Education Subcommittee sponsors CopyTalk on the first Thursday of ... Read More »

***Note: url has been updated – 1:24 pm 10/1/15*** What does a trade agreement have to do with libraries and copyright? Expert Krista Cox who has traveled the world promoting better policies for the intellectual property chapter of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) will enlighten us at our next CopyTalk webinar. There is no need to pre-register for this free ... Read More »

If you missed the September 3rd webinar “Copyright Court Cases,” with Corynne McSherry, legal director at the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) you can now access it in our CopyTalk archive. Mark your calendars! OITP’s Copyright Education Subcommittee sponsors CopyTalk on the first Thursday of every month at 2:00 pm (Eastern). Upcoming webinars include the College Art Association’s best practices for ... Read More »

Co-authored by Larra Clark and Kevin Maher Library groups are again stepping to the front lines in the battle to preserve an open internet. The American Library Association (ALA), Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), Association for Research Libraries (ARL) and the Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA) have requested the right to file an amici curiae brief ... Read More »

Next week is Fair Use Week so let’s celebrate with a copyright tweetchat on Twitter. On February 25th from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. (Eastern), legal expert Brandon Butler will be our primary “chatter” on fair use. There are few specific copyright exceptions that libraries and educational institutions can rely on that deal specifically with media, so reliance on fair use is ... Read More »